Tag: official
Apple to lower iPad price to "remain nimble"?
One of the most welcome surprises from the Apple iPad launch was its pricing. Where rumours had circulated that the iPad could cost upwards of $1,000, it was a relief when Jobs announced that an entry-level model would cost just…
Bioshock 2 launch trailer: Unsurprisingly wet and awesome
There aren't many games that can bring brains and brawn together in perfect harmony, but the moral tsunami that was first-person shooter Bioshock managed just that. With the release of hotly-tipped sequel Bioshock 2 just around the corner, publisher…
Poll: Which UK mobile network should get the iPad? Orange? O2? Vodafone?
Ever look down at your mobile, see just one bar of 3G coverage, and wonder why you pay the extra cash to even have such dodgy connectivity? With some areas of the UK still receiving woefully poor network coverage, will…
Apple iPad – Gallery
Now that the dust has settled after Apple's big iPad reveal, we can sit back and take a nice close look at the tablet. While we're gagging to get our hands on one, for the time being we'll just have…
Apple's iPad: Everything there is to know so far
So the speculating and rumour churning is finally over. Apple have finally unveiled their tablet device and it's called the iPad. Much like a giant iPhone, it's, to be honest, more or less exactly how everyone expected it would…
Bill Gates joins Twitter
The world's richest man and founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates has finally joined Twitter. With a nod to his programming roots, he kicked off proceedings with a first tweet of "hello world". There have been plenty of fake accounts set…
Manchester United ban Twitter
TWITTER HAS BEEN BANNED…well for some well known sportsmen at least. No this isn't the latest clampdown from communist China, it's the Premiership's very own Manchester United riling against social networking. The football club have taken control of Twitter accounts…
ATTENTION AMERICANS: Monty Python launches official YouTube Channel
Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the only television programme the United Kingdon has ever produced, is now yours to freely watch and link to from your blogs via an official YouTube Channel – with the remaining Pythons saying “we want you to click on the links, buy our movies & TV shows and soften our pain and disgust at being ripped off all these years.”
24 clips are currently up there for endless playback, including stuff from the movies, live performances and modern interviews with the depressingly old-looking stars. Here’s one from the Life of Brian, seeing as we’re allowed to now and it’s Friday.
There’s something in it for them – each clip comes complete with an embedded Amazon link…
Miss World "gets with the programme" – IPTV ogling channel launched
Oh yes. Today could finally be the day that people bother working out what exactly IPTV is, and how it works, then find a way of getting it. Because, as well as a new intercative web site, the Miss World…
Opinion: freesat confusion and secrecy is hurting the brand and stifling competition
freesat, the free-to-air satellite service due to launch in a matter of weeks, is a great idea and one that many people are looking forward to, but the organisation is behaving as if the pre-launch phase is a covert military operation, and that’s hurting the brand.
Last week we wrote about the launch of Hauppauge’s USB2 tuner that should be able to receive the freesat signal via a compatible satellite connection. That’s not how freesat sees it…
